Comments on: Reshaping the Riverfront http://www.nextstopstl.org/740/reshaping-the-riverfront/ A Conversation About Transit Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon Morgan http://www.nextstopstl.org/740/reshaping-the-riverfront/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Jon Morgan Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:04:29 +0000 http://www.nextstopstl.org/?p=740#comment-139 Sure thing. :) The New Orleans paper just did an article on potential removal of a similar highway there: http://www.cnu.org/node/2967 I'm not familiar with all the details in STL not living there anymore, but I'd say it's not only the I-70 section that's important to bury or remove, but I-44/I-55 as well. Sure thing. :) The New Orleans paper just did an article on potential removal of a similar highway there: http://www.cnu.org/node/2967

I’m not familiar with all the details in STL not living there anymore, but I’d say it’s not only the I-70 section that’s important to bury or remove, but I-44/I-55 as well.

]]> By: Todd H http://www.nextstopstl.org/740/reshaping-the-riverfront/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Todd H Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:28:53 +0000 http://www.nextstopstl.org/?p=740#comment-138 Thanks for the site link, Jon. As Jimmy Z mentioned the incoming bridge north of downtown STL, it will be very interesting to see what, if anything, becomes of the downtown section of I-70... Thanks for the site link, Jon. As Jimmy Z mentioned the incoming bridge north of downtown STL, it will be very interesting to see what, if anything, becomes of the downtown section of I-70…

]]> By: Jon Morgan http://www.nextstopstl.org/740/reshaping-the-riverfront/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Jon Morgan Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:19:07 +0000 http://www.nextstopstl.org/?p=740#comment-137 *Make that 10. *Make that 10.

]]> By: Jon Morgan http://www.nextstopstl.org/740/reshaping-the-riverfront/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Jon Morgan Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:17:56 +0000 http://www.nextstopstl.org/?p=740#comment-136 This is hardly new or radical at all. The Congress for New Urbanism has a list of 100 Freeways Without Futures (http://www.cnu.org/highways/freewayswithoutfutures). San Francisco, Portland and Milwaukee have successfully removed waterfront highways, Seattle is about to, and Toronto, DC and many other North American cities are considering it. It's a no-brainer. Highways don't belong on urban waterfronts. In fact the only place they belong in urban areas is underground. This is hardly new or radical at all. The Congress for New Urbanism has a list of 100 Freeways Without Futures (http://www.cnu.org/highways/freewayswithoutfutures). San Francisco, Portland and Milwaukee have successfully removed waterfront highways, Seattle is about to, and Toronto, DC and many other North American cities are considering it. It’s a no-brainer. Highways don’t belong on urban waterfronts. In fact the only place they belong in urban areas is underground.

]]> By: Todd H http://www.nextstopstl.org/740/reshaping-the-riverfront/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Todd H Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:05:05 +0000 http://www.nextstopstl.org/?p=740#comment-134 That's a great point about just putting a lid on the interstate. A plant/flower garden, art project, or the like would be much more pleasing to the eye...less air pollution, noise, etc. as well. I've always thought it odd and unfortunate that this area was never developed. Last time I noticed, I also don't recall any curb cuts on the sidewalks (above interstate) going over to the Arch grounds from the Old Courthouse. Individuals in wheelchairs would be forced to travel in the street and risk getting hit by a vehicle. Funding is surely an issue - but in my opinion, interest seems to be the greater issue. How many more decades need to pass before someone (willing and able) recognizes the need and makes improvement a priority? That’s a great point about just putting a lid on the interstate. A plant/flower garden, art project, or the like would be much more pleasing to the eye…less air pollution, noise, etc. as well. I’ve always thought it odd and unfortunate that this area was never developed. Last time I noticed, I also don’t recall any curb cuts on the sidewalks (above interstate) going over to the Arch grounds from the Old Courthouse. Individuals in wheelchairs would be forced to travel in the street and risk getting hit by a vehicle. Funding is surely an issue – but in my opinion, interest seems to be the greater issue. How many more decades need to pass before someone (willing and able) recognizes the need and makes improvement a priority?

]]> By: Jimmy Z http://www.nextstopstl.org/740/reshaping-the-riverfront/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Jimmy Z Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:48:28 +0000 http://www.nextstopstl.org/?p=740#comment-132 All 4 examples show elevated freeways being removed - we're dealing with a depressed section here - just putting a lid on it seems to be a much simpler answer (much like burying Metrolink in Clayton?!). But seriously, until the new Missouri River bridge is completed and a funding source is identified, I don't expect much change here . . . All 4 examples show elevated freeways being removed – we’re dealing with a depressed section here – just putting a lid on it seems to be a much simpler answer (much like burying Metrolink in Clayton?!). But seriously, until the new Missouri River bridge is completed and a funding source is identified, I don’t expect much change here . . .

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